Vehicle signal



24, .l. M. BLACKBURN El' AL 1,758,107

VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed Sept- 29. 192e l2 gaats-sheet l @mmn y ttarny lnfueflztor June 24, 1930. J, M. BLACKBURN ET AL 1,768,107

VEHICLE SIGNAL y Filed Sept. 29, 1928 4 Inventar J/YZaowr/l/ Z'udem By ttorng Patented June 24, 1930 I y UNITED sr'iss Parar Fries JOHN MICHAEL BLACKBURN ANI)l FRED RAYMOND l'iA'UIDIEIN,v 0F FRANKLIN, f

` LOUISIANA VEHICLE SIGNAL Application led September 29, 1928. Serial No. 309,165.

The present/invention relates to vehicle sigclosed a preferred embodiment of the invennals, and more particularly to a signal houstion comprising a main signal'housing coniing within which the signal lamp is mounted. posed of a rear wall 5, and forwardly diverg- The invention has for its principle object to ing top and bottom sections 6 and 7,. respecprovide an illuminated license tag holder and tively, and end sections 8. A supplemental a signal housing each stamped `or cast from signal housing 9 extends upwardly from the single sheets of material permanently attop section 6 and includes a slightly forwardtached and providing novel means for attachly inclined rear wall 1Q, and slightly upwarding` the respective cover plates to the open ly inclined top section 11. The supplemental 1o sides of the housings. v i housing 9 is provided with a pair of spaced Y A further object of the invention is to provertically extending partitions 12 separating' vide a signal housing of this character insaid housing into a .series of separate conicluding a main signal housing, and a supplepertinents 13;V The compartments 13 lClllClG mental signal housing disposed atthe upper end compartments 14 and an intermediate 15 portion thereof, and arranging said supplecompartment 15. yThe intermediate compartmental signal housing into a series of ndiment 15 communicates with the interior of vidual compartments, one of which -is comthe'inainhousing by means of an opening 16 municable with ythe main signal housing for formed inthe top section 6.' The main-housutilizing the lamp within saidinain signal ing and supplemental housing are preferably 2o housing-for illuminating said communicat- @2C-l1 Cest I'01 StampedA from'single sheets of ing Compartment 0f the ySuppl@Hyg-,frmg1 Signal metal SeCllIeCl lll pOSl-OH 130 eaCll Othelln housing, v Y Vany suitable manner as by welding.l The A still further object is to provide indifront side of each of .the housings is opened,

vidual cover plates for each portion of the and about the edges of said main housing is e signal housing. Y A- Other objects and advantagesreside in the ClnCllIlgl a Shoulder pOftlOn v18, vand an outs'pecial construction, combination andv ar- Wafelly eXtenCllng portion' 19. The upper rangement of .the various elements forming edge of the supplemental housing islikewise the Vinvention as more fully hereinafter de- COIlStlnCteCl with an angularflange 2O of a 3o 'scribed and claimed, reference being had to -Cllennel Shaped formationwith the chanthe accompanying drawings forming part neled portion thereof opening downwardly.

formeel an angular flange 17 said ianges inhereof wherein like numerals refer to like yA laminated cover 21 is arranged for fitting e parte throughout, and in which; over the openfront side of themain housing,

Figure 1 is e front elevational view of the said cover being formed of an opaque central i device, i i sheety 22 at opposite sides of which is ar- Figure 2 is a top plan view, l ranged a sheet of transparent material 28, Figure 3 ig e front elevational view with such as isinglass, glass or the like. VAbout the the @over plate-removed, edges of the cover 21 is a strip of padding ma- Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional 'Serial 24, SuCh 51S IUlOlOeI, felt 01 the like, With view taken substantially along a centerline the eClgGS 0f the padding disposed n Overlapthrough the upper and lower signal housing. ping relation vwith the opposite sides ofy the Figure 5 is a fragmentary group perspeccover. An angulan attaching strip 25 is tive view of theattaching edges of the main lteCl lbOulJ tlle petlCllng 24: Wlth onew angular signal housing` and the cover provided thereportion of said strip disposed upon the outer for, and v f edge of the padding and the other angular Figure 6 .is e a fragmentary perspective portion thereof disposed about the outer side view of one end of the ooverplateforthe thereof. Stud bolts 26 extend outwardly Supplemental Signal housing i Afrom the portion of the angular, strip 25 Referring now to the drawings in detail, Seated UPOH the Outer edge of the padding for the purpose of illustration We have die and are arranged for sliding into slotted opening 27 formed in the outwardly extending end portion 19 of the housing. The portion of the attaching strip 25 disposed about the edges of the cover is thus adapted to seat vagainst the inner face of the outwardly extending flange 19 of the housing, whereupon nuts 2,8 are threaded on the studs 26 for securing the parts in assembled position.

A laminated cover is also provided forv the open portion of the supplemental housing,

Y ly o the edge of the flange 19 by abutting the front edges of the partitions 12.

The outer section 2-9 of the supplemental cover is provided with a series of openings 32 communicating the respective compartments 14 and 15 of the supplemental housing. An electric lamp 33 is mounted within each of the end compartments 14 of the supplemental housing, and a similar lamp 34 is mounted in the rear wall 5 of the main housing; The light from the lamp 84 in the main housing will also enter dthe center compartment 15 of the supplemental housing, and will serve to reliect through the opening in said compartment, aswell as illuminate the stencilled legend 35 formed in the central sheet 22 of the main housing. It will thus be apparent that the stencilled sheet 22' may constitute the license plate of the vehicle, and will be suit` ably illuminated, while driving at night, by thelamp 34. The central compartment 15 of the supplemental housing may also serve as the taillight for the vehicle while the two end compartments 14 may serve as ahousing for lamps connected with a parking switch or stop switch.

The signal housing constructed in accordance with our invention presents a neat and attractive appearance and by virtue of the manner in which the housing units may be constructed from single sheets of material, stamped in the manner as illustrated in the drawing may be produced at a relatively low cost.

The cut-out legend in the stencil plate will also prominently appear in the day-time, as well as at nightand by providing a glass or similar cover for the plate t-he same will not become tarnished or discolored. Y

It is obvious kthat our invention is susceptible to various changes and modifications inconstruction without departing from the y'spirit of the invention or the sco-pe of the appended claims, and we accordingly claim all' Suh forms 0f thedevce to which We are entitled.

Havingthus described the invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a signal housing, a main housing, and a supplemental housing arranged in superposed relation, each of said housings being stamped from single sheets of material and permanently secured together with one side open, vertically extending partitions formed in said supplemental housing defining central and end compartments therein, said main housing having its upper portion provided with an opening communicating with saidcentral compartment, a flanged edge formed about the open side of said main housing, a channeled edge formed along the upper edge of vsaid supplemental lhousing with the channeled portion thereof opening downwardly, cover plates for the front portion of each of said housings, an angular attaching strip arranged about the edges of.

Vthe cover plate for said main housing, stud bolts extending outwardly from the edges of said attaching strip, said flanged edge of the main compartment having slotted recesses extending inwardly therefrom for receiving said stud bolts whereby to permitthethreading of the nuts on said bolts for securing the cover in position, said cover plate for the supplemental housing having its upper edge Vinserted in the channel at the upper edge of said housing, said supplemental cover plate including a transparent cover section and a metallic retaining plate having openings formed therein communicating with each of the compartments of the supplemental housing and with the lower` edges of said supplemental cover plate resting upon the upper flange of the main housing and inwardly of Y the. bolt carried thereby for retaining/said supplemental cover plate in position.

2.111 a signal housing, a main housing, a'

Vsupplemental housing arranged above the Vmain housing vand fixe'dly ,f secured thereto,

said housings having communication' with eachother and each of the housings 'being open at, their front side,`said main housings having the edges about its. open sidelformed about the shoulder having itsl outer surface disposedat a vertical plane and with a flange extending outwardly at rightv angles from the shoulder with slotted openings therein, said supplemental housing having its 'upper edge formed with a downwardly disposed channel, individualcover platesfor cachot said housings, and means for securing the main cover plates in'position, comprising a strip disposed above the edges. of the 4cover with its 'edges disposed at yright angles to each other, vstud bolts extending outwardly from the edge of said strip andfinsertable in said notches for securing the parts in. as-`V sembled position, said supplemental cover plate having its upper edge.V inserted in said channel. and Wth'ts lower edge resting upon the upper edge of the, opening of the' main JOHN MICHAEL BLACKBURN. FRED RAYMOND LAUDEN. 

